Things to Do in San Antonio This Month: September 2018

Wicked, River City Rockfest, UTSA Football and more

Wicked

Sept. 26-Oct. 14

The 2018-19 Broadway in San Antonio season opens at the Majestic Theatre this month with 24 chances to see Wicked, the Tony Award–winning musical that tells the stories of the witches of Oz. The season also includes tour stops by School of Rock, Waitress, Anastasia and Hamilton, for which season ticket subscribers are guaranteed access to seats.majesticempire.com

Snag Tickets to These 3 Concerts

Sept. 6: Luke Bryan

AT&T Center

Sept. 19: An Evening with Melissa Etheridge

Gruene Hall

Sept. 22: River City Rockfest

AT&T Center

Sept. 25: Billy Idol Live!

Tobin Center

Art Vinyl: Spin It Your Way

Sept. 7, McNay Art Museum

The McNay Art Museum is re-spinning its fall Contemporary Collectors Forum fundraiser. Instead of a sale featuring a variety of paintings, prints and other works, this year’s party centers on vinyl. Around 100 artists from throughout Texas and the U.S. were asked to paint, sculpt or collage on vintage vinyl. The nearly 300 resulting pieces will be on sale for $100 each—but the artist of each creation won’t be revealed until it’s purchased. Along with art and DJ tunes, the evening will include specialty coffees, cocktails by the San Antonio Cocktail Conference, tasty desserts from Chocollazo and more. mcnayart.org

3 Workouts to Try

Sept. 1 & 15: MixFit Zumba

Hemisfair

Sept. 8: JoyHipHop​

Tobin Center | Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza

Sept. 14: Sunset Yoga

Artpace​

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5 Options for Family Fun

Through Sept. 3​: Predators vs. Prey

Witte Museum

Sept. 1: Ferdinand

Mission Marquee Plaza

Sept. 4: Free Family Night

The DoSeum

Sept. 15: Milkweed and the Amazing Monarch Migration

Hardberger Park East

Sept. 28-30​: Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert

Tobin Center

Roadrunners Return

Students, alumni and local fans will have three chances to cheer on the UTSA football team at the Alamodome this month as they face other Texas universities. goutsa.com

Sept. 8: UTSA vs. Baylor

Sept. 22: UTSA vs. Texas State

Sept. 29​: UTSA vs. UTEP

Festival de Arte

Sept. 4 & 11

The San Antonio Museum of Art provides plenty of excuses to visit during the final weeks of Spain: 500 Years of Spanish Painting from the Museums of Madrid. Each Tuesday, guests are invited to enjoy a festival that includes live music, drop-in art classes (including a portrait session on Sept. 11) and docent-led gallery talks. samuseum.org

2 New Exhibits to See

Nature Connects: Art with Lego Bricks

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

As part of the tricentennial, the San Antonio Botanical Garden is bringing in 13 nature-inspired Lego sculptures that were created with nearly half a million bricks by Sean Kenney, a full-time Lego artist based in Brooklyn. Colorful sculptures will include an oversized Monarch butterfly and a 6-foot tall hummingbird feeding on a trumpet flower. sabot.org

Destino San Antonio

Sept. 21-Jan. 21

The Briscoe Western Art Museum is sharing for the first time a portion of its 600 San Antonio stereographs, some that date back to as early as 1860. Guest curated by artist Anne Wallace, the exhibition shows the growth of San Antonio from the Civil War through the “frontier” days through two images that show the same scene from slightly different views. The exhibit also includes hands-on activities, videos with personal accounts, maps, diaries and more. briscoemuseum.org

#IMomSoHard: Mom’s Night Out Round 2

Sept. 27

After selling out the Tobin Center in 2017, Jen Smedley and Kristin Hensley, the moms behind the hit Facebook series #IMomSoHard, are back with a second live show that finds the hilarity in parenthood, from snotty noses to grocery store mayhem to life without sleep. Their jokes include plenty of #momfails and are usually told with a glass of wine in hand—their best advice for surviving kids. tobincenter.org

18 More Best Bets

Through Sept. 8: No Rescue Required

Overtime Theater

Through Sept. 9: International Artist-in-Residence

Artpace

Sept. 1-3: Missions vs. Hooks

Wolff Stadium

Sept. 7: Augie Meyers

Sam’s Burger Joint

Sept. 7: First Friday

Blue Star Contemporary

Sept. 8: Impractical Jokers

Majestic Theatre

Sept. 8: San Antonio FC vs. Phoenix Rising FC

Toyota Field

Sept. 8: Woodlawn After Dark

Woodlawn Theatre

Sept. 12: The Verve Pipe

Tobin Center | Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater

Sept. 13-Oct. 14: Newsies The Musical

The Public Theater

Sept. 13: St. Paul & The Broken Bones

The Aztec Theatre

Sept. 13-15: Verdi’s La Traviata

Tobin Center

Sept. 15: Cody Johnson & Friends

Helotes Fairgrounds

Sept. 16: Olé Closing Day

Pearl

Sept. 19: Fred Hersch

Trinity University

Sept. 21-22: The Greats

San Antonio Symphony, Tobin Center

Sept. 21: K.D. Lang

Majestic Theatre

Sept. 28-29: Ballet Folklorico of Mexico

Lila Cockrell Theatre

This article appears in the September 2018 issue of San Antonio Magazine